One more reason to head to Shawmut Park Monday April 8
WATCH and learn a little more about “The Bikeman” with Steve Harrison in 2022
By Andrew Harris, photo by Steve Harrison
When Larry Pelkey sees a great community gathering, he mobilizes, literally! “The Bikeman” has given Hornell youth countless bicycles over the last few years, just because he knows how important it is to have a good bike.
The Hornell Partners For Growth and Hornell Public Library will be hosting a great solar eclipse party in Shawmut park and Larry “The Bikeman” will be on site giving way at least 30 bikes with safety helmets.
“So “Larry’s Bikes For Everyone” has young and old covered if you want a bike. With the area gripped by high gas prices, Larry feels that it is the middle class that is hurting the most. When a family goes to Walmart to buy their kids bikes, they are spending anywhere from $150 to $200 or more. And then if the parents want to enjoy the activity with the kids, they have to buy bikes as well. The next thing you know, the total bill is a thousand dollars or more and the middle class cant afford that right now.
